Police had received a tip that Fitzpatrick and Barbour were selling drugs and conducted several undercover buys before obtaining the search warrant.

Yesterday, police went to the house at 6:30 a.m. When no one answered the door, they forced their way in, Shastany said.

They found Barbour sleeping on a couch in the living room. In front of her was a coffee table with a bag of crack cocaine, Shastany said.

They found Fitzpatrick in a bedroom. They found two more plastic bags of cocaine in the apartment, as well as several sandwich bags with their corners cut off and scales. Corners of plastic sandwich bags are often used to package drugs, Shastany said.

"The drugs were packaged consistent with distribution rather than personal use," he said. "They found four grams of cocaine, which is a significant amount."

Fitzpatrick and Barbour were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and having drugs near a school.

The school zone charge was brought because the apartment is within 1,000 feet of a day care center.

Both were scheduled to be arraigned in Framingham District Court yesterday, but the results were not available.

(Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or nmiller@cnc.com.)

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